Where does “köysiviiva” come from?

köysiviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.

köysiviiva (Finnish): catenary

Definitions

  1. catenary

Ancestry of “köysiviiva”, step by step

köysiviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköysirope
2Proto-Finnickeücirope
3Proto-Uralickewδe—

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kewδe →Every word from Proto-Finnic keüci →Every word from Finnish köysi →